Total Crime Rate
242.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Prince Albert Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Abbey Road , and the 257th highest crime rate of 604 local areas in Westminster .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Prince Albert Road (NW8 7LU) in the last 12 months was 242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 206.6% higher than the Abbey Road average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Prince Albert Road (NW8 7LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ormonde Terrace, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Edmund'S Terrace (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey Road| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Primrose Hill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | St Edmund'S Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | St Edmund'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avenue Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ormonde Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Edmund'S Terrace | Under investigation |
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